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Wel. Als je domein freaky.be heet en je dan nog eens gaarne over muziek schrijft. Dan is er één nummer waar je hoedanook niet omheen kunt. Het is Belgisch, extreem freaky en daarenboven fantastisch! Wat zeg ik, meer dan fantastisch. Ik zag op Dustygroove de naam The Chakachas staan en dacht: Lap! Daar zijn ze weer. Die dekselse Chakachas.

Although they issued numerous recordings, they are best remembered as a one-hit wonder for their hit disco single “Jungle Fever” from 1972, which sold over a million copies in the U.S. and reached #3. In the UK# it fared less well: despite some airplay soon after release it was later banned by the BBC, who took exception to the moaning and heavy breathing heard on the record, first by a woman and later by a man as well. It peaked at #29. (via wikipedia)

Ik heb het 45 rpm plaatje eens op een rommelmarkt op de kop kunnen tikken en zo nu en dan speel ik het eens. En telkens denk ik, is dit in 1972 in België gemaakt? No sir, I don’t get it.

Also known as Les Chakachas or Los Chakachas, they were formed by band leader Gaston Bogaert, ex-Los Juano Boengs and ex-The Continentals, percussion (conga & tumba); Tito Puente’s singer wife Kari Kenton, vocals & maracas; Vic Ingeveldt (Dutchman from Liege), saxophone; Charlie Lots, trumpet; Christian Marc, piano; Henri Breyre, guitar & backing vocals; and Bill Raymond, bass guitar. All were native in Schaarbeek (a district of Brussels), or nearby Charleroi; Willebroek and Liege.

Het nummer herken je sowieso het is doodgesampled.
Genoeg; het nummer, enjoy!

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